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Newspaper
Portland Guardian
Location
Portland, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 26, 1944
Page
4
An irregular 19th century style notice advertises trust money to lend with Wednesday and court day references. It mentions a Portland address at 79 Percy Street next to MacPhersons, and a Mr McFadyen visiting Heywood and Guest House for consultations. Contact details include a phone number 144.
Fragmentary OCR text discusses various names and topics including Healer, Upham, SMATA, Spit, a term in office, and a photograph feature. It references a photographer roster, a Commonwealth connection, and a "White Maiden" theme, but the garbled lines limit clear facts or dates.
A wartime report describes the Australian hospital ship Centaur torpedoed by a Japanese submarine forty miles off Hiorthane. Despite red crosses signaling mercy, the ship sank with heavy loss in a brief three minute span. The incident inflamed calls for retaliatory action as Allied ships suffer renewed casualties in 1942.
Port land defeats Meywood 40 to 23 as Heywood and Quinlivant star with multiple goals and assists. Portland holds a 6 point lead at quarter moments, while Meywood fights back with late efforts in a rough game amid windy conditions and injuries to Heywood and T Thier.
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